On my TiVo - Mike Sampson

Laura Bombier / Discovery

Mike Sampson, editor-in-chief, JoBlo.com Our TiVo isn't exactly shrinking, it's just shrinking in quality. It used to be chock-full of episodes of 'The Geek Five,' Lost, The Office, 30 Rock, Heroes and 24. Now we rely on that pseudo-educational programming on Discovery and the Science Channel. I like 'Survivorman' but do I really need this many episodes on my TiVo? What does my wife plan to do with 13 episodes of Knitty Gritty? I've also tried to use this time to catch up on series that I've heard were good but never got around to. Turns out Ugly Betty isn't that good after all. For us, the true saving grace has been Netflix. We're moving through our queue at record speeds. Of course, I'd give it all up in a second for a full season of Lost... We're also actually saving programs longer. It used to be watch and delete. Now I'm saving shows and re-watching. Hey, a recycled 30 Rock is better than a new Deal Or No Deal any day of the week, right?

Mike Sampson, editor-in-chief, JoBlo.com Our TiVo isn't exactly shrinking, it's just shrinking in quality. It used to be chock-full of episodes of 'The Geek Five,' Lost, The Office, 30 Rock, Heroes and 24. Now we rely on that pseudo-educational programming on Discovery and the Science Channel. I like 'Survivorman' but do I really need this many episodes on my TiVo? What does my wife plan to do with 13 episodes of Knitty Gritty? I've also tried to use this time to catch up on series that I've heard were good but never got around to. Turns out Ugly Betty isn't that good after all. For us, the true saving grace has been Netflix. We're moving through our queue at record speeds. Of course, I'd give it all up in a second for a full season of Lost... We're also actually saving programs longer. It used to be watch and delete. Now I'm saving shows and re-watching. Hey, a recycled 30 Rock is better than a new Deal Or No Deal any day of the week, right? (Laura Bombier / Discovery)

Mike Sampson, editor-in-chief, JoBlo.com Our TiVo isn't exactly shrinking, it's just shrinking in quality. It used to be chock-full of episodes of 'The Geek Five,' Lost, The Office, 30 Rock, Heroes and 24. Now we rely on that pseudo-educational programming on Discovery and the Science Channel. I like 'Survivorman' but do I really need this many episodes on my TiVo? What does my wife plan to do with 13 episodes of Knitty Gritty? I've also tried to use this time to catch up on series that I've heard were good but never got around to. Turns out Ugly Betty isn't that good after all. For us, the true saving grace has been Netflix. We're moving through our queue at record speeds. Of course, I'd give it all up in a second for a full season of Lost... We're also actually saving programs longer. It used to be watch and delete. Now I'm saving shows and re-watching. Hey, a recycled 30 Rock is better than a new Deal Or No Deal any day of the week, right?